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Cell Injection Into A Shoulder Tendon

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 0718T

Injects the cell preparation made from the patient's own fatty tissue into a partly torn shoulder tendon, with ultrasound used to watch the needle reach the damaged part of the tendon. It is done with a needle rather than as an operation to stitch the tendon.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cell Injection Into A Shoulder Tendon cost?

$7,762

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,762 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,365 to $12,882.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $3,802 to $22,909Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $30 to $3,802
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $9,772professional $1,000

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$22,387.21

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 166.0 times more in South Carolina than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 1st of 49

$7,762

SC $7,762KY $46.77

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.